Travelling from Inverness to Crewe by train

The fastest trains from Inverness to Crewe take around 6 hours and 29 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 502 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Inverness and Crewe.

Journeys between Inverness and Crewe usually involve one change of train. We have found some direct departures on this route but these are less frequent than routes requiring a change.

We usually find around 8 departures on the route from Inverness to Crewe every weekday that leave enough time to change trains without waiting around for longer than necessary.

Trains usually run with a similar frequency on weekends.
The duration is normally about 6 hours and 29 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.

On weekdays the earliest train to Crewe is usually scheduled to depart Inverness around 05:36 and the last train is around 21:33.
This is the same at the weekend.

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When to book Inverness to Crewe train tickets?

Trains in the UK usually open for booking around 3 months in advance.
If booking is not yet open for your dates then you can set a booking alert to receive an email on the day that the cheapest tickets are released for your journey from Inverness to Crewe by train.

Which trains operate between Inverness and Crewe?

More than one type of train operates on the route from Inverness to Crewe, so you’ll be travelling with one or more of the following rail operators:

East Coast

ScotRail

Virgin Trains

You can check which train you’ll be travelling on by looking for the train name in search results.